Jacques le fataliste et son maître
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_the_Fatalist Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_le_Fataliste_et_son_ma%C3%AEtre Release date is 2012-06-12
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"Jacques le fataliste et son maître" by Denis Diderot is a philosophical narrative written between 1765 and 1784. A master and his servant Jacques travel together, with Jacques promising to recount his love affairs along the way. Their journey becomes a playful experiment in storytelling as the narrative constantly digresses, interrupts itself, and challenges the conventions of the novel. Through embedded tales, philosophical debates, and direct addresses to the reader, Diderot creates a complex work that questions fate, free will, and the very nature of fiction itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Fate and fatalism -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Valets -- Fiction French fiction -- 18th century Free will and determinism -- Fiction